Bicycle tour across the mountains of Zailiysky Alatay
Almaty - Batan - river Asy - plato Asy - mountain pass Batyrma - river Sarybulak - river Zhinishke - settlement Zhinishke - natural boundary Ashikuala - ridge of mountains Akshalyk - river Chilik - river Kolsai - lake Kolsai 1 - lake Kolsai 2 - lake Kolsai 3 - mountain pass Sarybulak - river Sarybulak - settlement Ananyevo - mountain pass Uchkuigen - pass Kokbel - natural boundary Aksu - river Aksu - river Chon-Aksu - pass Kushbel - rest home "Avrora" - settlement Chon-Sary-Oi - pass Kok-Airuk - river Chong-Kemir - pass Ozernyi - river Kol-Almaty - BAO - Almaty
Tour's code: MB1-14.Active length: 620 km.
Duration: 14 days (13 nights).
Season: June - September.
Accommodation: the guesthouse (Almaty), tent camps (all along the route), rest home "Avrora" (lake Issyk-Kul), rest home "Sinegoryie" (Turgensky canyon).
Meal: marching and lunch packages during the trip, european and national cuisine in guesthouses and rest homes.
Transport: minibus, bicycles.
Tour description.
Day 1. Sinegoryie - Zhasylkol (12 km). Meeting at the airport. Registration. Drive from Almaty to the rest home "Sinegoryie". Accommodation in the rest home. Breakfast. Walking around the neighborhood. Lunch. Moving from the rest home "Sinegoryie" to lake Zhasylkol - r/h "Sinegoryie" (12 km). Dinner. Night in the rest home. Rest.Day 2. Sinegoryie - Buzgol - Batan (36 km). Breakfast. Drive from the rest home "Sinegoryie" - waterfalls "Buzgol" - "Batan". Lunch at the waterfalls. Dinner. Rest. Night in a tent camp.
Day 3. Batan - Plato Asy (45 km). Breakfast. Climbing to the high-altitude plato Asy (2600 meters above the sea level). Stopping at the river Asy. Lunch-box. Drive along the riverbed of Asy to the natural boundary Asy. Dinner. Rest. Night in a tent camp.
Day 4. Asy - Zhinishke (65 km). Breakfast. Drive across Alabaital mountains to the mountain pass Batyrma (2360 m). Descent to the river Sarybulak (1500 m). Lunch - box. Passing through the Bakaly mountains (2010 m). Descent to the river Zhinishke. Dinner. Rest. Night in a tent camp.
Day 5. Zhinishke - Kolsai (55 km). Breakfast. Moving through the natural boundary Ashikdala (2500 m). Lunch - box. Crossing through the mountain ridge Akshalyk (2367 m). Descent to the river Chilik. Crossing the river Chilik. Then along the Kolsai river bed to the first lake Kolsai. Dinner. Rest. Night in a tent camp.
Day 6. Rest in the first lake Kolsai. Breakfast. Horse trip around the lake. Fishing. Night in a tent camp.
Day 7. Kolsai - Sarybulak (40 km). Breakfast. Moving along the river Kolsai through the three most beautiful mountain lakes Kolsai up to the mountain pass Sarybulak (3274 m). Descent to the river Sarybulak (Kyrghizya). Dinner. Night in a tent camp.
Day 8. Sarybulak - Ananyevo - Kokbel (100 km). Breakfast. The crossing of the river Sarybulak up to settlement Ananyevo of around 50 km will be taken by a vehicle. A bike trip from the settlement Ananyevo to the mountain pass Uchkuigen (2198 m). Lunch-box. Crossing from the mountain pass Uchkuigen to Kokbel pass (2375 m). Moving to the canyon of the river Aksu. Descent to the river. Dinner. Rest. Night in a tent camp.
Day 9. Chon-Aksu - Avrora (40 km). Breakfast. A drive from the river Chon-Aksu through the mountain range Karagaibulak, mountain pass Kushbel (3707 m). Lunch - box. Descent to the lake Issyk-Kul, rest home "Avrora". Accommodation in standard suites. Dinner. Rest. Night.
Day 10. One day of rest at Issyk-Kul lake.
Day 11. Avrora - Chon-Sary-Oi - Chon-Kemin (75 km). Breakfast. A 35 km drive from r/h "Avrora" to village Chon-Sary-Oi will be taken by a vehicle. A drive from settlement Chon-Sary-Oi to the mountain pass Kok-Airyk (3889 m) passes along the floodplain of the river Orta-Koi-Suu with a climbing up to the height of 3889 meters. Meeting with glaciers. Lunch - box. Moving from the mountain pass Kok-Airyk to the river Chon-Kemin. Descent to the river Chon-Kemin. Dinner. Rest. Night in a tent camp. This pass goes across the picturesque and breath-seizing ridges of the mountain Kungei-Alatoo.
Day 12. Chon-Kemin - Bolshoyie Almatynskoye Ozero (40 km). Breakfast. The route goes along the river Chon-Kemin with climbing to the mountain pass Ozernyi (3503 m). Descent from the mountain pass Ozernyi to the lake "Bolshoyie Almatynskoye Ozero" (2511 m). Dinner. Rest. Night in a guesthome.
Day 13. Bolshoyie Almatynskoye Ozero - Medeo (30 km). Breakfast. Descent from Bolshoyie Almatynskoye Ozero through Large Almatynskoye canyon to the river Kazachka. Moving along the river Kazachka across the mountain massif to the skating-rink Medeo. Lunch - box. Returning to the guesthouse by a vehicle. Rest time. Dinner. Night in a guesthouse.
Day 14. Cultural program in Almaty. Breakfast. Tour round the city. Visit of the souvenir shops. Sauna. A farewell dinner. Rest. Returning home.
Cost of the tour includes: VISA support, accommodation during the bike tour, meals during the bike tour, service (drivers, cook, a worker, automobiles), transportation services, services of a guide and interpreter.
Note: The lease of bicycles (per day per one person) and medical insurance are not included in the cost.